diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java
index 3ec0bee85f679..ef086daa23bc3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java
@@ -2604,6 +2604,31 @@ public class SyncManager {
                         }
                         continue;
                     }
+                    String packageName = getPackageName(op.target);
+                    ApplicationInfo ai = null;
+                    if (packageName != null) {
+                        try {
+                            ai = mContext.getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo(packageName,
+                                    PackageManager.GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES
+                                            | PackageManager.GET_DISABLED_COMPONENTS);
+                        } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
+                            operationIterator.remove();
+                            mSyncStorageEngine.deleteFromPending(op.pendingOperation);
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // If app is considered idle, then skip for now and backoff
+                    if (ai != null
+                            && mAppIdleMonitor.isAppIdle(packageName, ai.uid, op.target.userId)) {
+                        increaseBackoffSetting(op);
+                        op.appIdle = true;
+                        if (isLoggable) {
+                            Log.v(TAG, "Sync backing off idle app " + packageName);
+                        }
+                        continue;
+                    } else {
+                        op.appIdle = false;
+                    }
                     if (!isOperationValidLocked(op)) {
                         operationIterator.remove();
                         mSyncStorageEngine.deleteFromPending(op.pendingOperation);
@@ -2622,28 +2647,6 @@ public class SyncManager {
                         }
                         continue;
                     }
-                    String packageName = getPackageName(op.target);
-                    ApplicationInfo ai = null;
-                    if (packageName != null) {
-                        try {
-                            ai = mContext.getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo(packageName,
-                                    PackageManager.GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES
-                                    | PackageManager.GET_DISABLED_COMPONENTS);
-                        } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
-                        }
-                    }
-                    // If app is considered idle, then skip for now and backoff
-                    if (ai != null
-                            && mAppIdleMonitor.isAppIdle(packageName, ai.uid, op.target.userId)) {
-                        increaseBackoffSetting(op);
-                        op.appIdle = true;
-                        if (isLoggable) {
-                            Log.v(TAG, "Sync backing off idle app " + packageName);
-                        }
-                        continue;
-                    } else {
-                        op.appIdle = false;
-                    }
                     // Add this sync to be run.
                     operations.add(op);
                 }